/ck/ - Food & Cooking

tourism industry shills, probably

never had it
weird to go from tomato to alfredo

>>19872922
People seem to think it’s in poor taste to order it. Like it’s an uncultured, low brow, menu item. I really don’t understand why, I mean, your eating at Olive Garden ffs

never tried it, since you brought it up, might give it a look if I ever go to olive garden

>>19872922
Because it's at Olive Garden®

does anyone remember when they served a baked shrimp ziti? i swear they used to make it but it wasn't on the menu last time I went there.

Herpes garden

>>19872962
elaborate

>>19872973
anon probably got a "dirty" blowie from the glory hole there

>>19872955

They took everything good off the menu. RIP little breads they used to give you with the artichoke spinach dip.

>>19872975
No, I was the one giving

>>19873036
that's even gayer...and you got the outbreaks to prove it

>>19872935
it’s a meme to hate on chain restaurants, it’s a good way of telling someone bases their personality off social media/internet trends. the food is nothing special but it’s not trying to be, like just eat your chilis burger and drink a few beers

>>19872931
they just eat the alfredo first. they dont put a gun to your head.

tell me why an all you can eat spagetti and garlic bread restaurant doesnt work.

people hate family, and when you're here, you're family

Went there last week
Had the chicken parmigiana
Was good

>>19872922
The type of people who lose their shit if they see a white person preparing their grocery store sushi.
MUH AUTHENTICITY

>>19872931
>>19873526
The obvious & natural progression is the Alfredo, then the Chicken Parm., then the Lasagna.

olive garden and red lobster are fancy white trash (or upscale colored people) food.

>>19873537
yeh
general tsos chicken ain't chinese but it's fucking delicious nonetheless
I will happily go to an olive garden when stuck in council bluffs iowa flyover american hell while traveling for work and eat 3 bowls of zoupa tuscana, 3 bread sticks, and a giant bowl of salad

I remember awhile back there was an Olive Garden thread and this anon went to lunch with his work colleagues and anon ordered the Tour of Italy and this one douche bag co-worker teased him about it and even weeks later when he would pass anon in the hallway or see him on the elevator this guy would go "Oh look out! It's the Tour of Italy man!"

>>19872922
looks based

>>19873635
>I remember awhile back there was an Olive Garden thread and this anon went to lunch with his work colleagues and anon ordered the Tour of Italy and this one douche bag co-worker teased him about it and even weeks later when he would pass anon in the hallway or see him on the elevator this guy would go "Oh look out! It's the Tour of Italy man!"
I don't quite see what is so shameful about this.
It's not like he fucked the ugliest whale in the office.

>>19872922

>>19873659
Salt is good for you and makes things taste good.

>>19873023
Rip the mushroom ravioli with the tomato Alfredo sauce.

>>19873662
>Salt is good for you and makes things taste good.
Most people naturally stop eating salty foods when their body has "enough"
And you sweat out the excess

I typically only eat foods high in salt when I'm dehydrated

>>19873537
Lol, I live in Arizona and every grocery/chain market sushi is made by a chink. They're hiring often, too. I want to apply, just to see if they'd ever hire a whitey. I doubt it's all a coincidence.

>>19873662
the sat fat and sugar numbers aren't helping things either. olive garden really shouldn't exist.

>>19873680
It's quite definitely better for society that Olive Garden exists than you, so feel free to correct that.

>>19873669
They hire Vietnamese where I live.
People will legitimately complain.
I worked in at an Asian food restaurant owned by some rich Arab bitch and when the new store was opening people kept complaining and pointing out there were no Chinese people working in the kitchen.
Nothing was made authentically or from scratch it was all pre-packaged Chinese-ish slop but some people are so up their own ass about shit like that.

I wonder what the demographics of people that eat at Olive Garden are....I take my grandma there when I visit because she loves it, and it is usually 90% women.

>>19872922
Redditors love hating on anything that is mainstream even if it's good.

>>19873736
In my hometown it's 95% women over 60...at least for lunch. Can't say I've ever been there for dinner

>>19873736
If you were older/not from certain cities, there likely wasn't an actual Italian restaurant anywhere near you, and if there were, it was an expensive place, so OG was that to a lot of people. And for people in these areas, odds are they weren't super well off so going to any place with waitstaff that wasn't the 4 booth diner in town was a treat and a treat only when you went into town -- so enter nostalgia.

And while it's not "good" or properly Italian, a lot of the stuff there does taste pretty good. Yeah now there's generally far better options open to most, but there's a ton of people for whom the OG was the best choice. That's mainly who still goes there. Well, and black people.

>>19872922
dunno, it's shit
Carrabba's is better by miles

>>19873859
Lunch is the best time to eat at Carrabas. The same stuff as dinner at half price. Chicken Bryan is fucking delicious.

>>19872922
Can't wait to fill up on mostly carbs.

>>19872922
Looks good but it's BABBY sized portions. Ordering a bowl of pasta would be more food than that, if anything that looks like an appetizer meant to be shared between people, guess it could be enough for one person.

>>19872922
Is this how ameris actually eat?
>lasagna: cheese, fatty mince, probably butter/oil
>pasta: butter, cheese
>probably deep-fried chicken(?) with more cheese on top
That shit is so much fat, it's gonna make you fat thanks to calories alone, not even considering how those substances metabolize.

>>19873867
>Lunch is the best time to eat at Carrabas. The same stuff as dinner at half price. Chicken Bryan is fucking delicious.
Nope, best time to go is happy hour with the App. There are awesome $7 apps and $6 drinks, plus you still get to get your free items from the app and loyalty across 3 chains. Or, you can do the $25 2 drinks plus cheese/salumi board combo.

>>19873952
>That shit is so much fat, it's gonna make you fat thanks to calories alone, not even considering how those substances metabolize.
My teenage nephew can eat for 3 hours at the Rodizio and still maintain his no bodyfat athletic physique existence. Not everyone has a broken metabolism or rolls out of restaurants to the couch like you.

>>19873983
lmfao
So you yourself is fat.
>broken metabolism
Fat is only used by some internal organs and type 1 muscle fibers that constitute a small proprortion of total muscle. You eat it outside teenagehood, you eventually get fat. Yet half of ameris here will blame the hfcs joo or the evil seed oils or xenoestrogens or whatever for getting fat.

>>19874024
>So you yourself is fat.
No, that's just your childish projection. I just haven't by choice eaten at a chain Italian restaurant in a decade or more.

Your nutritional understandings are really below average, and your anti-semitism is disgusting. Know how I know you are stupid? Don't worry, you'll show us how stupid you are in your next post.

>>19873023
>can't get the balsamic steak gorgonzola pasta anymore

>>19873917
It's 1,550 calories...

>>19874154
Maybe it's just the picture, just looked small to me. I'm sure it's larger in person. Of course it's fucking high in calories, it's fucking pasta.

>be me in 2010
>visiting my friend outside Alexandria Virginia while he's off his tour of duty from the (ch)air force
>says his AF buddy is having a surprise birthday party and asks me to come with him and his wife
>agree
>"great, it's at Olive Garden"
>drive through an hour of traffic in roads with miles and miles of chain restaurants until we arrive
>place has an hour wait with people standing outside in the rain
>for olive garden
>go to special private party room
>at least 40 people
>breadsticks: passed around
>cheap red wine: flowing
>salad: un-fucking-limited
>find myself having a great time
>food comes
>but wait, I say, I didn't order anything
>oh its OK - for large parties, olive garden serves food Family Style
>get a taste of all their menu has to offer
>everybody leaves with their bellies full of food and wine
Guys, don't knock olive garden. I have been to seven major Italian cities and nobody treats you better than Americans at Olive Garden. Honestly, when I was there, I felt like we were all family.
Plus after that we went to a house party and I totally fingered some girl in their guest room. It was epic.

>>19874180
hmmm gotta love that marketing!

>>19872922
>Why do people hate the Tour of Italy at Olive Garden so much?
I don't hate it, it's just boring.

1988: the Tour of Italy is introduced.

Did you know there were both Northern and Southern Italy versions of it?

1997. My goodness, look at these prices.

I assume people mock "The Tour of Italy" because it's 3 of the most simplistic americanized Italian dishes. Someone would probably assume a proper "tour" of Italy would be a big platter of at least 5 dishes, without any redundancy like 2 different pastas. I'd have figured there would be antipasto on a tour of Italy.

>>19874484
why the fuck is there ground beef in the pasta e fagioli

>>19873666
>I typically only eat foods high in salt when I'm dehydrated
Huh? You eat salt when you're dehydrated?

>>19872922
Too much food and it doesn’t reheat well

>>19873645
>It's not like he fucked the ugliest whale in the office.

I have done that though
I was really drunk

>>19874484
The mushroom tortelloni sounds great. I’m assuming they don’t have it anymore

Man that's a lot of food
How do you guys eat all of that?

>>19873526
you've obviously never been to the the detroit olive garden

>>19874459
yes. northern was the way to go

>>19874180
I live in Alexandria now and the olive garden, Romanos, carrabas are empty

>>19873068
Fuck that, Olive Garden has never been good every time I go and there are local italian places everywhere. If they cost the same, why would you go to olive garden? So your waiter is 15% nicer/younger?

>>19873952
>Is this how ameris actually eat?
No, this is how Italians eat. The chefs at Olive Garden spend over a month in Italy getting trained by top Italian chefs. It's completely authentic Italian.

>>19874856
My local Italian place has staff who I suspect are Bosnian war criminals, but they have really good food so I just make little jokes about the muslim bosniak I bumped into to gauge their reactions.

>>19874684
Have you ever seen "sports" drinks/rehydration drinks, anon? You sweat out electrolytes and need to replenish them just as much as getting water back in you.

>>19874024
i can tell you’re the fat one if a meal at olive garden is gonna make or break your figure

>>19872922
Because chicken parmesan is an American invention, not Italian.

>>19875359
nobody cares

>>19875367
I do. Don’t call it a Tour of Italy if you’re taking me to New York.

Now, personally, I would’ve replaced the chicken with some sort of pesto-based dish. It would’ve made the whole thing look like the flag of Italy too, which would’ve been a nice touch.

>>19875059
>>19875359
If chicken parmesan was invented by Americans then why do the top chefs in Italy teach Olive Garden chefs to make it in Tuscany, Italy???

https://www.mashed.com/289864/what-you-didnt-know-about-olive-gardens-culinary-institute/

>>19873867
>Chicken Bryan
my fuckin nigga

>>19875397
nobody intelligent cares what italians think about anything

>>19875397
>It would’ve made the whole thing look like the flag of Italy too
Bandera plate: :|
Bandera plate, Italian: :O

I grew up with working class parents
When they had friends over they'd put together shitty cheese boards, turn the lights down so that there was 'ambience', my mom would light candles that she never used any other time, they'd buy cask wine and sneak the full glasses out of the pantry so the illusion wouldn't break
Meanwhile they'd play music with French or Italian lyrics which neither of my parents ever listened to outside of these parties
I both hate and also feel pity for this kind of stuff

>>19873981
Do you sell office supplies across America or something? How do you know Carrabas so damn well?

>>19875453

>>19875578
this website is full of marketers

>>19875453
>Italian-Americans make great food
>Everyone on Earth loves it
>Italians crack an egg over pasta
>Cry that people add cream and bacon to make it edible
Why are they like this?

>>19874585
You don't put fagioli in your pasta e fagioli?

>>19874740
Olive Garden served veal? Was it mad fancy back then? Doesn't seem too high class, with that goofy ass font.

>>19875102
What is the correct answer here..? I have no clue of this conflict or people.

>>19875470
Sounds goofy af and kind of fun. Was it just a douche fest of putting on a front or something?

>>19875599
america used to be an enjoyable place to live

>>19875615
It was just a way for my parents to feel cultured
I don't want to mock them for it because I know it made them happy

>>19875679
I know that feel anon.

>>19873695
One of my uncles is very white and very racist yet he will not eat at a Japanense restaurant if he sees more than one white worker

>>19872922
>Olive Garden

>>19872922
I love tortellini but making it is way too much work and the versions you can buy at the grocery suck and have no flavor. I was thinking about going to an italian restaurant and asking them if I could buy a couple of servings of theirs that are uncooked so I can prep it at home. Do you think they would let me do it or would I get laughed out of the restaurant?

>>19875727
they will laugh you out of the restaurant unfortunately

>>19875605
It's complicated, but nobody is innocent. It's one of those wars where people far away tell you what you're supposed to think and so that's what most people think.

>>19875591
Is authentic carbonara actually that bad?

>>19875952
the heat of the pasta cooks the egg

>>19875952
Nobody really cares if it's bad or not, maybe they will make it authentically as a novelty or it eat normally with cream and bacon, everybody on earth loves american pepperoni pizza though.

>>19875470
Sounds like they were living the good life. More power to them.

>>19875964
As bad as carbonara might be, I still appreciate the pizza more. The pizza here is nothing but grease.

>>19875967
Everyone on earth loves american pizza, what italian pizza chains are internationally renowned? I don't know of any.

>>19875977
We aren't even talking about renowned chains, I just said Italian pizza is more flavorful, has more flavors than just grease.

>>19875983
I guess the world disagrees, they love american pizza and there is no contest.

>>19875988
The world disagrees because they don't know the options or can't afford it. Domino's is quick and cheap, doesn't mean it tastes as good as an actual Italian pizza.

>>19875994
>they don't know the options or can't afford it.
No, peasant food isn't expensive, Italian-Americans did food better and showed the world, italian pizza doesn't need any longer in the oven than american pizza, the world has chosen what they prefer long ago.

>>19876015
Italian pizza is still better. I want to taste the rich tomato sauce, not grease.

>>19876022
That's nice, you can stay with the other few italians that pretend to agree with you for pride reasons but will then go buy dominos anyways.

>>19876029
That's fine, I don't need validation from others, I'm not a woman.

>>19876035
Well if you are being charged more for a flatbread with some tomato sauce and mozzarella sprinkled on it than a normal american pizza you should be making your own.

>>19876056
And I will, the money was never the point of contention, the flavor was.

>>19876062
You said the people that prefer american pizza couldn't afford italian flatbread with some tomato sauce, the fact is they just didn't want it.

I wish I could still enjoy it but glutenous pasta makes me gassy and garlic makes me more gassy. I miss my youth.

>>19873576
Finally someone mentioned the salad. I could theoretically make it at home but I don't have 10 different jars of little peppers and what not. Some things are just better done in big batches and the all you can eat lunch soup and salad are the professional gentleman's go to on a budget but being health conscious.
Then you can order some spaghetti to take home and heat as long as that bitch Stephanie doesn't "accidentally" steal my dinner out of the fridge like last week. Fucking whore.

>>19873680
>fat bad
Oh no it's retarded

>>19873983
>Rodizio
Rodizios are primarily protein, especially if you stay away from the sides. That's a word of difference from pure carbs and fat.

>>19872922
Kids think hating Olive garden is a good opportunity to show how cultured they are

>>19875470
sounds kino ngl
might try this myself
just need a house, wife and friends first

>>19873635
This kind of shit happens anywhere. You order something, anything, with a memorable name, and as the new guy you get stuck with it for like a year or some shit. Then people forget and move on.

>>19872935
how many calories is that meal
you just know that the cheese is fatty, the sauce is full of butter, everything is heavily salted, the lasagna is full of meat grease, i wouldn't be surprised if that plate itself was like 2-3k cals

>>19874180
The local olive garden to me is why I'd knock the OG, all the others I've been to growing up were perfectly fine, wonderful experiences. But for some fucking reason, the local one to me doesn't carry ranch. That they sell in the fucking walmart across the street. No kidding, OG branded parm ranch, right fucking there on the shelf. Not a block away from the restaurant. This infuriates me to no end. Especially because every. single. other. Olive Garden carries ranch. All of them. If I drive to the one up north - guess what, they have ranch.

Carrabas has better bread though, same for the desserts. I wouldn't have known that if OG hadn't shat their pants with that retardation.

>>19873635
this is why you always do the "polite" thing when eating with a group you don't know that well and let others order first
from that you can establish what is appropriate to order
if there is 3+ people getting the same thing then just copy them
if everyone is getting different things copy the least remarkable member of the group in your close vicinity
then make sure to ask them what they think of the meal before anyone asks you so you can mirror their answer but be a bit more positive so everyone thinks you are not fussy but still discerning

Let us never forget that you can buy a cheese grater at your local olive garden, and they'll even throw in some test cheese
https://www.today.com/food/restaurants/olive-garden-cheese-grater-rcna121045

>>19877967
Yep. That's me. Moons Over My Hammy Tom's what people call me now. It's been well over a decade, and I still haven't shook the stupid nickname that Legs & Eggs Larry stuck to me that one fateful meal at Denny's after an all-nighter.

>>19877978
> how many calories is that meal
Try reading the thread, someone posted it. No, I'm not pointing you towards it.

>>19872922
The Tour of Italy is my favorite dish to order.
Every time we go to Olive Garden with the family I like to make a fun little event of it.
"pack your bags" I say to my wife "we're going on a tour!"
I grab my passport and head out the door.
We get to the restaurant in 10 minutes flat.
"WOW, Italy is a lot closer to home than I thought!"
When we get to the restaurant I ask the hostess "do I need to speak Italian here?" with a big grin. The hostess giggles and takes us to our table.
When we get seated at the restaurant the waiter takes our order.
"I'll have the tour of Italy" I exclaim. "Do you need to see my passport?" I say slyly. The waitress giggles and says she will bring out the breadsticks and salad soon.
The salad arrives and I get extra cheese on top per usual.
"starting off up north at the snow covered Italian Alps I see!" My wife groans but the waitress gets a giggle out of it.
The main course comes and it's just as beautiful as I remember it.
I grab my fork "Where do I even begin?!"
I take my fork and make airplane noises as I dive my fork down into the Chicken Parmigiana "Milan, you taste magnificent!"
"Next let's see Florence!" I direct my fork toward the signature Fettuccine Alfredo. It's like I can taste the culture without even seeing the city!
"Now for the grand finally, let's head down to Rome!"
My fork gobbles up the Lasagna Classico in seconds.
"Mama Mia! what a trip!"
We get the bill "wow a whole tour of Italy for only $14.99? what a bargain!"
The waitress seems pretty over it at this point but manages to crack a little smile as she takes my credit card. "Didn't even need to crack out the American Express! hah!"
As we leave I wave and exclaim "arrivederci!" to all the staff as we walk out the door.
What a great family restaurant.

>>19878071
I am kinda shocked you didn't say "Tour Of Italy....that is 3 for me!" And the waitress laughed and said "I am gonna start calling you 3 for me!" And everyone chuckled and she refilled everyones wine and everyone toasted.

>>19875964
>everybody on earth loves american pepperoni pizza
pepperoni pizza does not exist outside of america. it's salami everywhere just like in italy

>>19878151
i can't speak for other countries but pepperoni pizza very much exists in the UK.

>>19872955
>it wasn't on the menu last time I went there
So what, no fucking ziti now?

>>19878151
Ya...this is complete bullshit

>>19872935
It might also have something to do with eating three portions of rich fatty dishes.

>>19878071
lol

>>19874154
not all calories are created equal

>>19877978
what’s your point

>>19877992
why not just get what you want wtf
it’s a fucking restaurant

>>19874154
Well below TDEE

Jews with better food

>>19874284
they used swear words and made mention of fingering a girl, you can't market like that, especially for olive garden
also it was 13 years ago

>>19874740
Wtf they had veal?

>>19878071
Gomenasai, my name is Ken-Sama.

I’m a 27 year old American Otaku (Anime fan for you gaijins). I draw Anime and Manga on my tablet, and spend my days perfecting my art and playing superior Japanese games. (Disgaea, Final Fantasy, Persona series)

I train with my Katana every day, this superior weapon can cut clean through steel because it is folded over a thousand times, and is vastly superior to any other weapon on earth. I earned my sword license two years ago, and I have been getting better every day.

I speak Japanese fluently, both Kanji and the Osaka dialect, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about Japanese history and their bushido code, which I follow 100%

When I get my Japanese visa, I am moving to Tokyo to attend a prestigious High School to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become an animator for Studio Ghibli or a game designer!

I own several kimonos, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to Japan, so I can fit in easier. I bow to my elders and seniors and speak Japanese as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond.

Wish me luck in Japan!

>>19875588
is a board of 100 regular visitors (maybe that much) worth marketing towards?

>>19875952
carbonara was made up after the second world war to serve something pleasing to American GI's. It's about as inauthentic as anything can get.

Italians are almost never capable of innovating, they just act dramatic and sperg out, especially when someone else improves their food.
Pizza was perfected in North America. Pizzas made with a robust crust and HFLM mozzarella are the textbook profile for quality pizza, but no, hipster dipshits like alton brown like shilling the inferior italian version with sparse splotchy cheese that doesn't melt right and is barren of toppings.

And god help you if you suggest putting seafood on pizza to these monkeys.

>>19878619
American pizza is good foundationally but it's sad that their topping game is so lacking. They only just discovered spicy honey as a drizzle. Best pizza I ever had was gorgonzola, a chipotle infused honey drizzle, and small slices of tri tip steak.

>>19878069
holy fuck we got a serious 4channer here guys

he has no time to direct you to a quote, the purpose of an image board is beneath him, he is here to spread his gospel, we are forbidden from quoting within our posts, he makes the rules

>>19878071
based

Last time I ordered it
>lasagna tasted frozen
>pasta was bland
>parm was good, which I just ordered that and got more

>>19873635
I casually mentioned I go to church at work a while ago, I think the context was that I was helping fix something there after work. One guy would bring it up constantly in ridiculous ways
>late to a meeting
>haha where were you anon, church?
>talking about music
>haha you can’t play that at church!
>bring up company holiday party
>haha bet anon wants to have it at church
Absolutely bizarre. Luckily he left after about a year

>>19877992
This is autism

>>19877992
That is why no one will remember your name

>>19877992
there is an idea of anon...

>>19878071
I wish I had a wife and kids, I’d love to embarrass them like this. I do embarrass myself though, I always order the tour of Italy and when I do I just tell the waitress, “I’ll be taking the tour tonight hun” and she just cracks a fake smile and I know she thinks I’m an autistic retard but I can’t help but doing it maybe I also have torrettes

>>19878071
I create scenarios like this in my head when I go to sleep

>>19878071
Actual soul. Sincerely enjoying things is a lost art.

>>19878071
I like the implication that his hungry family just watched him eat.

>>19872922
>Olive Garden
I only go for very special occasions. So can't say I hate it but it is upscale and don't like that fact I need to dress up to go out and have a nicely prepared meal.

>>19877996
I bought it without the branding. It's fine for a grater but you need to stick to hard cheeses because it's a bitch to clean.

>>19878071
my favourite part is that the wife got nothing kek

>>19879012
>Olive Garden
>I only go for very special occasions. So can't say I hate it but it is upscale and don't like that fact I need to dress up to go out and have a nicely prepared meal.
If wearing a t shirt and a pair of blue jeans is too much for you, I don't know what to say.

>>19873023
RIP Chicken Alfredo Pizza

>>19875967
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>>19876022
Correct. The ingredients available to the poors in Italy are far superior to what is found in the US. Have to go to bougie joints to find $50 9in pies that compare.

>>19875994
>>19876015
>Goycattle prefer goyslop
>Goyslop is therefore clearly a superior choice
Go eat some chef boyardee you gigantic faggot.

>>19876029
>>19876056
When you get cancer, know that you deserve it and your betters are laughing at you

My wife does her own “tour of Italy.” She orders that and then takes a large portion of whatever me and our kids order too. Pic is not her but this reminds me of how she grubs down when we go to “the garden” as she likes to call it and, like a prior anon said he does, when she orders she tells the waitress “i’ll be taking the tour this evening”

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>>19873680
Looks fine to me, but it's still a carb bomb. It probably won't kill you or give you cancer like soda will, but it'll make you shit badly and feel awful a few hours after.

>>19874721
>The
Lol, is there only one OG in all of Detroit?
Can't have SHIT--

>>19878270
>Doesn't believe in CICO
>Denying the science

Lol, found the fat liberal.

>>19872922
the only thing worth getting is the never ending soups. their pasta is ass.

>>19874484
Olive Garden used to have sandwiches? Wow.

Is zuppa tuscana an actual italian thing or an american italian thing?
Either way, its fucking delicious.

I don't believe in eating at Italian restaurants because a pasta dish shouldn't cost 20 bucks.

Can you even get any of the food served at Olive Garden in Italy? I'm serious, I don't think they serve anything found outside of the US.

>>19874684
Guy runs the oasis mirage spawn build.

Italian food is never ever worth the price. I’ve been making my own chicken parmi at home with tendies in the air fryer rao’s arabbiata sauce and shredded pizza blend cheese for a fraction of the cost of olive garden and roughly 3.5x better tasting

>>19882505
>Can you even get any of the food served at Olive Garden in Italy? I'm serious, I don't think they serve anything found outside of the US.
You are absolutely right. Italians never serve pasta based dishes because that is an affront to their national heritage.

hating olive garden is a meme

>>19880829
>zuppa tuscana
"in Italy it is called "minestra di pane""
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuppa_toscana

>>19882640
It's overpriced as fuck for what it is
If I want Italian I go to a local place and get much better food for less money
thank God for Sergio's

>>19873635
Mike Tyson is right. Society would be more civil if it was ok to punch a douchebag once in a while. Tour of Italy goober would keep his negative comments to himself if he thought there was the possibility of getting punched in the face.

>>19873695
So the complaints were valid...

>>19872922
It's Olive Garden. Any hate is justified.

>>19883823
It was the same products they use in every Chinese takeout restaurants.

>>19877967
If only it could happen to me.

>>19872922
portions are small af and it's more like an appetizer

>>19884293
No, the portions are big. The commercials say so.

I took my Italian aunt to The Olive Garden last night. She took one bite of the spaghetti and her eyes lit up. ¡AUTHENTICO! she cried. The staff started clapping in unison which was truly a sight to see, being that it was NOT anyone's birthday or other special occasion. The manager came out from the office to offer us "comped" salad and breadsticks. "Comped" is a term from Las Vegas casinos - very exciting! I had to ask what it meant. My aunt says she has never had such good, authentic Italian food before, and she has lived in Italy her whole life.

>>19879828
>carb bomb
>56% of the calories are from fat alone
>only 25.5% are from carbs
you are mentally ill.

>>19875594
Those are beans, anon.
This thread is giving me flashbacks.
OG was the first real restaurant I worked in.. in 1989.
AMA

>>19874484
For that price I’d take two tours.

>>19875470
Your parents were swingers FYI

>>19883821
Agree. Anyone who mouth’s off on the Olive Garden Tour of Italy and things lead to fisticuffs, 48 hours in the county jail and a $500 fine for the initial aggressor.

>>19873635
damn it man i'm still a meme here? i tell one lousy story and this is what happens lol. the jerk guy was kinda fat and wore an expensive gray hoodie and had an overpriced truck. i still don't get why the guy thought it was funny, maybe it seemed like too much food, or too "uppity" for a dude to order.
additionally, there was no elevator at that job. we were semi-legal door-to-door vacuum salesmen

>>19872922
>>19872935
>>19873635
I’ve never understood anyone who has a problem with someone who orders the Tour of Italy however, if, when said person orders said menu item they tell the waitress, “I’ll be taking the tour” then that is as gay as homosexual anal when there is active poop and that I do not condone

>>19885866
Stay mad other people can enjoy things earnestly without regard for your judgment anon

>>19885839
We love you and support you Tour of Italy man! We totally understand why you would order such deliciousness at lunch with your co-workers. That guy who criticized your food order is a moronic ass-clown!

>>19873736
It's always old people.

>>19885882
lol thank you :) the tour of italy is pretty good. stay cool and keep ordering the Tour of Italy™

>>19885839
Lol, were you a Kirby vacuum salesman? Those are totally good vacuum cleaners but they are usually overpriced. I never understood the door to door selling shit, most people already have a vacuum cleaner and if they don’t have one it’s because they are too poor to consider a vacuum cleaner a priority. Anyway there have been many times I’ve had to vacuum spaghetti off the floor and I’d wished I’d had a Kirby
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby_Company

>>19885928
Was Kirby the Nintendo character named after Kirby the Vacuum cleaner, because they suck things?

>>19877992
sigma

>>19875359
pizza is an american invention too you know

>>19875727
they will give you a swirlie and after wards a girl will come kick you in the balls

>>19885928
lol yep. i was taking a break from college and found some generic job listing on craigslist looking for "laborers". i needed a job and they paid me alright so i stuck with it, but once i found out the boss didn't get any solicitation permits for the cities we canvassed i was out
and yeah no one else understands it either, it's basically a pyramid scheme to funnel money to team leads and owners, and the prices/payments are just whatever you can squeeze out of someone. i started legitimately feeling bad for scamming people. they are admittedly high quality machines, but you shouldn't pay the 2-3 grand suggested retail or whatever, you can usually buy one direct from a lazy/unscrupulous rep for about 800

>>19877986
ranch is the most autism of condiments

>>19886083
A cute girl? If so it might be worth it.

>>19882544
might as well shred your own cheese it'll melt better too

>>19886725
I would've thought 'chup, huh...

>>19872922
i've never been to olive garden before
this seems like something i'd order just to get a feel for some of their big dishes

>>19875599
_everything_ was better back then! how many times to we have to tell you zooms?

>>19872931
>tomato to alfredo
>tomada to alfreda
that could be a song

start writing and I will represent you on tour

>>19878217
No. That's not a problem for the average American.

>>19887479
>everything_ was better back then!
this is what a dining experience at Pizza Hut was like back in the day. And the girl had to put afterward, she owed you! there was none of this "me too" bullshit! She grubbed down at your expense. Nothing is free bitch. Now it's time to grub down on my wiener
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4fHynCl3m0

>>19873736
OId white people are the most prevalent, but outside of that it's mostly Indians, Hispanics, and Asians

t. Olive Garden server (east coast)

>>19888627
No black people? In Orlando whenever I go to olive garden there's black people working and dining

>>19872922
A better question is why they call it the tour of Italy when chicken parm is an American creation.

>>19875952
No. Because it was invented in Italy to suit American tastes.